Patents by Inventor Colin O'CONNOR

Colin O'CONNOR has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10735444
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: detecting a security event within a computing platform based upon identified suspect activity; gathering artifacts concerning the security event; and assigning a threat level to the security event based, at least in part, upon the gathered artifacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: ReliaQuest Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Brian P. Murphy, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 10721252
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: obtaining consolidated platform information for a computing platform to identify one or more deployed security-relevant subsystems; processing the consolidated platform information to identify one or more non-deployed security-relevant subsystems; generating a list of ranked & recommended security-relevant subsystems that ranks the one or more non-deployed security-relevant subsystems; and providing the list of ranked & recommended security-relevant subsystems to a third-party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: ReliaQuest Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Brian P. Murphy, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190379685
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: obtaining one or more artifacts concerning a detected security event; obtaining artifact information concerning the one or more artifacts; and generating a conclusion concerning the detected security event based, at least in part, upon the detected security event, the one or more artifacts, and the artifact information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Brian P. Murphy, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190377873
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: utilizing artificial intelligence/machine learning to define a training routine for a specific attack of a computing platform; and generating a simulation of the specific attack by executing the training routine within a controlled test environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: BRIAN P. MURPHY, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190377881
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: establishing connectivity with a plurality of security-relevant subsystems within a computing platform; receiving a unified query from a third-party concerning the plurality of security-relevant subsystems; distributing at least a portion of the unified query to the plurality of security-relevant subsystems; and effectuating the at least a portion of the unified query on each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems to generate a plurality of result sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Brian P. Murphy, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190379688
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: obtaining consolidated platform information to identify current security-relevant capabilities for a computing platform; determining possible security-relevant capabilities for the computing platform; and generating comparison information that compares the current security-relevant capabilities of the computing platform to the possible security-relevant capabilities of the computing platform to identify security-relevant deficiencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Brian P. Murphy, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190377867
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: allowing a third-party to select a training routine for a specific attack of a computing platform, thus defining a selected training routine; analyzing the requirements of the selected training routine to determine a quantity of entities required to effectuate the selected training routine, thus defining one or more required entities; generating one or more virtual machines to emulate the one or more required entities; and generating a simulation of the specific attack by executing the selected training routine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Brian P. Murphy, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190379691
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: receiving updated threat event information concerning a computing platform; enabling the updated threat event information for use with one or more security-relevant subsystems within the computing platform; and scheduling the application of the updated threat event information to previously-generated information associated with the one or more security-relevant subsystems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: BRIAN P. MURPHY, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190379702
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: obtaining consolidated platform information for a computing platform to identify one or more deployed security-relevant subsystems; processing the consolidated platform information to identify one or more non-deployed security-relevant subsystems; generating a list of ranked & recommended security-relevant subsystems that ranks the one or more non-deployed security-relevant subsystems; and providing the list of ranked & recommended security-relevant subsystems to a third-party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Brian P. Murphy, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190379681
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: receiving updated threat event information concerning a computing platform; enabling the updated threat event information for use with one or more security-relevant subsystems within the computing platform; and retroactively applying the updated threat event information to previously-generated information associated with the one or more security-relevant subsystems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Brian P. Murphy, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190379680
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: establishing connectivity with a plurality of security-relevant subsystems within a computing platform; obtaining at least one security-relevant information set from each of the plurality of security-relevant subsystems, thus defining a plurality of security-relevant information sets; and processing the plurality of security-relevant information sets using artificial learning/machine learning to identify one or more commonalities amongst the plurality of security-relevant information sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Brian P. Murphy, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190379703
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: obtaining hardware performance information concerning hardware deployed within a computing platform; obtaining platform performance information concerning the operation of the computing platform; obtaining application performance information concerning one or more applications deployed within the computing platform; and generating a holistic platform report concerning the computing platform based, at least in part, upon the hardware performance information, the platform performance information and the application performance information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Brian P. Murphy, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190377882
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: displaying initial security-relevant information that includes analytical information; allowing a third-party to manipulate the initial security-relevant information with automation information; and generating revised security-relevant information that includes the automation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Brian P. Murphy, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190379705
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: receiving platform information from a plurality of security-relevant subsystems; processing the platform information to generate processed platform information; identifying less threat-pertinent content included within the processed content; and routing the less threat-pertinent content to a long term storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Brian P. Murphy, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190379690
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: obtaining system-defined consolidated platform information for a computing platform from an independent information source; obtaining client-defined consolidated platform information for the computing platform from a client information source; and presenting differential consolidated platform information for the computing platform to the third-party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Brian P. Murphy, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190379698
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: receiving platform information from a plurality of security-relevant subsystems; processing the platform information to generate processed platform information; identifying more threat-pertinent content included within the processed content; and routing the more threat-pertinent content to a threat analysis engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Brian P. Murphy, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190379679
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: obtaining first system-defined platform information concerning a first security-relevant subsystem within a computing platform; obtaining at least a second system-defined platform information concerning at least a second security-relevant subsystem within the computing platform; combining the first system-defined platform information and the at least a second system-defined platform information to form system-defined consolidated platform information; and generating a security profile based, at least in part, upon the system-defined consolidated platform information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Brian P. Murphy, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190379687
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: obtaining system-defined consolidated platform information for a computing platform from an independent information source; obtaining client-defined consolidated platform information for the computing platform from a client information source; and comparing the system-defined consolidated platform information to the client-defined consolidated platform information to define differential consolidated platform information for the computing platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Brian P. Murphy, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190379689
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: obtaining consolidated platform information to identify current security-relevant capabilities for a computing platform; determining comparative platform information that identifies security-relevant capabilities for a comparative platform; and generating comparison information that compares the current security-relevant capabilities of the computing platform to the comparative platform information of the comparative platform to identify a threat context indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Brian P. Murphy, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190377876
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: detecting a security event within a computing platform based upon identified suspect activity; gathering artifacts concerning the security event; and assigning a threat level to the security event based, at least in part, upon the gathered artifacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Brian P. Murphy, Joe Partlow, Colin O'Connor, Jason Pfeiffer